High-Performance Computing (HPC) Technology Workshop
Main Description
The High-Performance Computing (HPC) Technology Workshop hosted by Information Technology (IT) is offered for researchers; however, students, faculty, and staff are also welcome. The workshop focuses on the functions and uses of high-performance computing, text mining data analytics, and machine learning.Schedule
Tuesday, October 29th- Edinburg Campus - Education Building, Room 3.224
| 8:30 am | Workshop Opening |
| 8:45 am | Opening Address: Dr. Parwinder Grewal, UTRGV VP for Research and Innovation |
| 10:00 am |
Presentation: Research HPC Cluster - Dr. Mark Chu, UTRGV Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Interactive demonstration by Robert C. Jackson |
| 11:00 am | Q&A: Faculty and Researchers |
| 11:45 am | Break for Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | Presentation: Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) – Dr. Ari Kahn and Alyssa Cantu, Life Sciences Computing Group |
| 3:00 pm | Presentation: HPC at DELL - Wynell Jenkins, HPC Architect, DELL Corporation |
| 4:30 pm | Dismiss for the day |
Wednesday, October 30th- Brownsville Campus - Cortez Hall, Room 118
| 8:30 am | Workshop Opening |
| 8:45 am | Presentation: HPC at the South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute (STDOI) - Gerry Vest, Systems Engineer/Cluster Manager |
| 9:30 am | Tour: STDOI Cluster Data Center |
| 10:15 am | Presentation: HPC at Penguin Computing – Chris DeYoung, Senior Solution Architect, and Rick Muhleman |
| 11:45 am | Break for Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | Presentation: Novel Machine Learning Techniques for the TOROS project – Dr. Mario Diaz, Director, UTRGV Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy |
| 2:15 pm | Q&A: Novel Machine Learning Techniques for the TOROS Project |
| 3:00 pm | Dismiss for the day |
Thursday, October 31st- Edinburg Campus - Education Building, Room 3.224
| 8:30 am | Workshop Opening |
| 8:45 am | Presentation: HPC at UTRGV - Benito Salinas, Director, UTRGV IT Data Center Services, and Carlos Magaña, Programmer Analyst, IT Infrastructure |
| 9:30 am | Tour: IT Cluster Data Center |
| 10:15 am | Presentation: Recent Advances in Neural Network Transparency - Adnan Khaleel, Global HPC Strategist, Dell Corporation |
| 11:45 am | Break for Lunch |
| 1:15 pm | Presentation: Text Mining – Dr. Jerald Hughes, UTRGV IS Department Chair |
| 2:30 pm | Presentation: Cloud Computing – Andrea Cantu, Richard Farias, and Bianca Bazaldua, UTRGV Computer Science Department |
| 3:30 pm | Presentation: Data Analytics on your Desktop using EXCEL - Robert C. Jackson |
| 4:15 pm | Closing Remarks: Joe Mendoza, Director, UTRGV IT Technology Support Services |
| 4:30 pm | Workshop Closure |
Registration
- Log in to http://www.utrgv.edu/training
- Enter your UTRGV username and password
- Search for High-Performing Computing (HPC) Technology Workshop
- Click Register on the days you plan to attend:
- Day 1 - Tuesday, October 29th - Edinburg Campus - Education Building, Room 3.224
- Day 2 - Wednesday, October 30th - Brownsville Campus - Cortez Hall, Room 118
- Day 3 - Thursday, October 31st - Edinburg Campus - Education Building, Room 3.224
Contact Information
Robert Jackson
Faculty and Research Support Manager
IT Academic Services Building, EASCB 2124
Email: robert.jackson@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-2455
